Danish

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Etymology

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From saft (juice) +‎ -ig, after German saftig (juicy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /safti/, [ˈsɑfd̥i]

Adjective

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saftig

  1. juicy
  2. succulent
  3. sappy

Inflection

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Inflection of saftig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular saftig saftigere saftigst2
Indefinite neuter singular saftigt saftigere saftigst2
Plural saftige saftigere saftigst2
Definite attributive1 saftige saftigere saftigste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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German

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Etymology

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Saft +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzaf.t(ʰ)ɪç/, /ˈzaɸ.tɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaf.t(ʰ)ɪk/, /ˈzaɸ.tɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: saf‧tig

Adjective

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saftig (strong nominative masculine singular saftiger, comparative saftiger, superlative am saftigsten)

  1. juicy
  2. hefty
    saftige Gebühr.hefty fee.

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • saftig” in Duden online
  • saftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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saftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigere, indefinite superlative saftigst, definite superlative saftigste)

  1. juicy
  2. succulent
  3. luscious
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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saftig (neuter singular saftig, definite singular and plural saftige, comparative saftigare, indefinite superlative saftigast, definite superlative saftigaste)

  1. juicy
  2. succulent
  3. luscious
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Swedish

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Etymology

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From saft (juice) +‎ -ig, after German saftig (juicy).

Adjective

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saftig (comparative saftigare, superlative saftigast)

  1. juicy, succulent; having lots of juice
  2. juicy; enticing and at least partly scandalous; gossip-worthy
  3. (figuratively) hefty (usually of a fee or bill)

Declension

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Inflection of saftig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular saftig saftigare saftigast
Neuter singular saftigt saftigare saftigast
Plural saftiga saftigare saftigast
Masculine plural3 saftige saftigare saftigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 saftige saftigare saftigaste
All saftiga saftigare saftigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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